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Monday, November 9, 2020
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Monday, November 9, 2020
Trump says US defense chief Esper ‘has been terminated’
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleUS President Donald Trump announces that he has fired US Defense Secretary Mark Esper.
“Mark Esper has been terminated. I would like to thank him for his service,” he tweets.
Trump says Christopher Miller, head of the National Counterterrorism Center, will fill in as acting defense secretary.
No reason is given for the move, but the announcement comes after reports said Esper was readying for possibility that Trump could ax him.
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